Comments on: Pawlenty/Petraeus 2012?http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/24/pawlentypetraeus-2012/
The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast networkTue, 16 Feb 2016 23:43:33 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Dire Straitshttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/24/pawlentypetraeus-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4686720
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:54:46 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4686720test
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Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:40:44 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4686200@rcl, I share your desire to have a candidate that channels the frustration of conservatives. What’s important to remember though is that when you actually are in a campaign, there are dozens of competing interests, and I don’t mean policy interests, I mean political optics.

I’ve seen Pawelenty speak in person, he has improved tenfold in recent months, and he was able to speak off the cuff for over 20 minutes during a recent house party in New Hampshire, never once referring to a cue card or teleprompter. He didn’t have a hiccup, and he held the audience’s attention the entire time. Compare this to Romney’s official announcement in Stratham, NH, which I also attended. What I am tired of hearing is how boring Pawlenty is, when Romney is goes around with the thinnest of platitudes.

Newsflash. Pawelenty’s “boring” mantle is being emphasized by the media for a reason. He has a hell of a record and he is a bigger political threat to Obama than anyone currently realizes.

]]>By: rclhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/24/pawlentypetraeus-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4685020
Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:57:34 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4685020… And on HH and Petraeus… The general is a total unknown on social issues. T-Paw should have said so and said “No.”

Again, he panders to his friends instead of standing on principle. The more he talks the more he sounds like just another politician.

The griping about Pawlenty’s “cowardice” during the debates is really unfortunate, and displays a complete lack of political campaign knowledge.

Yeah, right. That’s why he hit every show the next day to back off…

This isn’t just any year SuperB. You’ve got to hit hard or don’t bother coming to the fight. I like T-Paw’s policy statements but so far his Minnesota Nice is disqualifying him from getting my vote.

The only way a conservative will be able to counter the media blitz Obama’s going to throw at them is stomping on his toes, kicking him in the balls and knocking his teeth down his throat; with a smile on his/her face, of course. So far I don’t think your boy has the nerve to handle the job.

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Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:08:43 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4684734The griping about Pawlenty’s “cowardice” during the debates is really unfortunate, and displays a complete lack of political campaign knowledge. Pawlenty is not a weak leader, the campaign made a calculated decision to avoid confrontation over “Obamneycare” during the debates. What people around HotAir fail to grasp is that these candidates have to compete in two very important states in order to have even an iota of hope in winning the nomination. Iowa and New Hampshire have voters who absolutely do not want to see a negative emphasis this early in the cycle.

We can debate about the wisdom of having thrown down on “Obamneycare” to begin with, however Pawelenty’s decision to stay above the fray during the debates demonstrates that he understands the political nature of the early state voters. People here, who feed on red meat, and make rash day to day swings in their choice for the nominee do a disservice to the selection process and our party’s chances.

I think he is liberal and statist, and would be happy to curtail freedoms for military goals (banning Koran burning to capitulate to Islam) and would also, although I’m not sure of it, willingly order US troops to open fire on Americans who refuse to give up their constitutional rights.

A slightly more masculine version of Lindsay Graham.

I think the sooner Petraeus goes away, the better.

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Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:58:36 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4683260No/No 2012.
]]>By: Lawdawg86http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/24/pawlentypetraeus-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4683017
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:26:08 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4683017Even if nominated, I doubt that Petraeus would accept. It would be a waste of his talents to sideline him as VP, and I don’t think he would be willing to serve as an attack dog against the President he served for four years. If Petraeus has a future in politics, it will not begin until after Obama is out of office.
]]>By: HalJordanhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/24/pawlentypetraeus-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4682944
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:40:40 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4682944George Patton would slap Petaeus into next Sunday. Best not to go into what Charles Martel would do to him.
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Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:38:11 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=145831#comment-4682942

An evident leader in the Afghanistan theater, Petraeus would beef up the foreign policy credibility of any Republican ticket

As well as Neville Chamberlain, Jeremiah Wright and the Mad Hatter combined.

Petraeus has single handedly carried US military leadership on his back, devised and ruthlessly executed a counter insurgency in Iraq and implemented a long term counterinsurgency in the Afghan theater.

Of all the individuals in this country, he has been the indispensable man since 9/11.

Meybe as Sec Def but I don’t like his ROE and stance against “insults to Koran” unless he can convince POTUS that it had nothing to do with PC and everything with tactical concerns of keeping the MSM off you back as much as possible and the constraints imposed upon him by Oboobi’s admin.

But as noted above, Peter Pace would be better or even Tommy Franks. But for any would be POTUS, Adm Mullins needs to be relagted to the ashbin of history.